Apple iPhone Passcode Lock security bypass
| iphone-passcode-lock-security-bypass (39701) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Apple iPhone could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an implementation error when processing emergency calls. An attacker with physical access to an iPhone could exploit this vulnerability and launch applications without entering the passcode.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.6 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.4 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Apple iPhone (1.1.3 or later), available from the Apple Web site. See References.
References:
- Apple Web site: iPhone.
- Apple Web site: About the security content of iPhone v1.1.3 and iPod touch v1.1.3.
- BID-27297: Apple iPhone Passcode Lock Security Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-0034: Unspecified vulnerability in Passcode Lock in Apple iPhone 1.0 through 1.1.2 allows users with physical access to execute applications without entering the passcode via vectors related to emergency calls.
- SA28497: Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019219: Apple iPhone Lets Physically Local Users Bypass the Passcode Lock
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0147: Apple iPhone and iPod touch Code Execution and Security Bypass Issues
Platforms Affected:
- Apple iPhone 1.0
- Apple iPhone 1.0.1
- Apple iPhone 1.0.2
- Apple iPhone 1.1.1
- Apple iPhone 1.1.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.10
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
Reported:
Jan 15, 2008
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